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#b66059 color: Electric Brown

#b66059 is rgb(182, 96, 89) in RGB and oklch(58.817% 0.11238 25.885) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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5°
100%

58.8%
0.112
26°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • amber-700
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.37:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.81:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #b66059

#b66059 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 26°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.37:1 contrast and black text 4.81:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Electric Brown (#b56257). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #b66059 mixed with white

  1. b66059
  2. bf7069
  3. c78078
  4. cf8f88
  5. d79f99
  6. deafa9
  7. e5beba
  8. eccecb
  9. f3dedc
  10. f9efed

Darker: #b66059 mixed with black

  1. b66059
  2. 9e524c
  3. 864540
  4. 6f3834
  5. 592c28
  6. 44201d
  7. 301513
  8. 1d0a09
  9. 0c0303
  10. 020000

Calmer: #b66059 with less saturation

  1. b66059
  2. b1645d
  3. ac6761
  4. a76a64
  5. a16d68
  6. 9c706b
  7. 96736f
  8. 907572
  9. 8a7876
  10. 837a79

Questions about #b66059

What color is #b66059?

#b66059 is soft red. The closest named color is Electric Brown. In RGB it is rgb(182, 96, 89), in HSL hsl(4.52, 38.91%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.817% 0.11238 25.885).

What colors go well with #b66059?

The complementary color of #b66059 is #008f9d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b05e7f and #af6933. The triadic partners are #4d8e52 and #5d7ac0.

Is white or black text more readable on #b66059?

White text reads better on #b66059: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and black gives 4.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b66059 a warm or cool color?

#b66059 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 26 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.112.